Churchill claims Allied gains and German losses in Norway action
London reports Churchill in the House of Commons asserting Allied air and sea action crippled the German fleet with about 18 vessels lost, four cruisers, while British forces seized control of Danish Faroe waters and neutral Norwegian corridors, vowing to widen the blockade as Norway’s campaign is deemed a strategic error.
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London
Britain
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Admiralty
Norway
Spain
Churchill
Norwegian
Norweigan
Germany
Denmark
Faroe Islands
Shetland Island
Iceland
Blizzard Hits Mountains and Plains in April Storm
A spring blizzard swept the Rocky Mountain and western Great Plains regions. Temperatures plunged to as low as 14 degrees below zero in Lewistown Montana, with other towns in Montana and Wyoming reporting sub frozen readings. Snow piled up in Colorado and Montana prairie areas while air travel faced cancellations and delays across Denver Cheyenne and Omaha routes.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain
Great Plains
Lewistown
Mont
Montana
Cutbank
Havre
Fort Peck
Rockies
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Wyo
United Air Lines
Omaha
Denver-Cheyenne
Inland Airlines
Billings
Knights of Columbus Council 892 Plans May Social
K C s Plan Party Knights of Columbus council 892 met Wednesday evening and arranged a social event for early May. The committee of Louis Schiele, Thomas Calligan and John Reubleman was appointed to complete plans. Details to be announced soon.
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Knights of Columbus Council
Louis Schiele
Thomas Calligan
John Reubleman
Poca Tello High to Open Inter-Class Track Meet with Finals
Poca Tello High School opens the inter-class track meet at 10 30 a m Friday in Idaho Southern stadium. Coach Elwood Gledhill asks all men to attend as the top five in each event qualify for the individual meet next week at Aberdeen.
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Pocatello High School
Idaho Southern Stadium
Elwood Gledhill
Aberdeen
Court Opens Hearing in death by own action case
Preliminary hearing for Frances Hardy 54 charged with first degree murder in her husband Charles Hardy death. Police Captain Oliver testified he could not fire the gun while holding it in the position to inflict the fatal wound. Doctors Hughart and Roberts testified the bullet entered left chest above the heart traveling right and downward with organs in good condition.
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Frances Hardy
Charles E. Hardy
A. L. Oliver
Clarence M. Jeffery
Smith and Wesson
Hughart
E. N. Roberts
Hardy
Robert M. Pugmire
Pugmire
Jarvis Roubidoux
Oliver
Identifica
German and Allied War News From April Central Europe
Reports from Berlin London and Washington detail Norwegian disarmament at Elverum, Crown Princess Martha crossing into Sweden, Oslo radio shutdown, battles near Goteborg and Oslofjord, and Allied naval actions. Western front preparations and Turkey's caution toward Germany also appear.
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New York
Martha
Norway
Sweden
British Wireless
CBS
U.S. to Build 10 Warships Refit Three Submarines
The Navy moves to start ten new ships and refit three submarines without waiting for Congress. The plan accompanies allied arms deals and a pending appropriations bill on Capitol Hill. The Senate panel restored 642,878 and set navy funding at 967,414,878 for the year beginning July 1.
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Department
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate Appropriations
House
Navy
Senate
Army
Danes Suffer Wartime Rationing Under German Occupation
Copenhagen endures strict German wartime controls with four day food rations and nighttime car ban. Beer sales barred, trains oil fired, and blackout lamps appear. Some areas sealed off and two school buildings requisitioned as barracks as civic life tightens.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Scandinavia
Social Democraten
Berlin
Mayor appoints Martin Kerin to Salmon City Council
The Salmon city council approved the appointment of Martin Kerin as councilman for the Salmon precinct. Kerin, who previously served as a councilman, fills the vacancy caused by the death of D. L. Nichols on February 29, and was appointed by Mayor Charles Hanmer.
Nazi Grip Tightens as Germany Advances in Norway
Berlin reports a steady German build up in Norway with troops moving to Elverum Oslo and Narvik while destroying British destroyers. Copenhagen notes Bornholm extension and Bergen seizure of ships laden with war materiel as German air power raids target Scapa Flow.
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Berlin
Oslo
Skagerrak
Denmark
High Command
Bornholm
Sweden
Norway
Elverum
Oslo Fjord
Narvik
Bergen
Dronth
Trondheim
North Sea
Scapa Flow
DNB
Scandinavian
Germany
Youth Gets Second Chance at Life
Sheriffs officers acted with ingenuity this morning to save a youth from jail and offer a constructive path. The youth, held on a petit larceny charge since March 23, had the charge revoked and was released from county jail. Deputy George Pugmire said he would join the CCCs to avoid trial.
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All Smiles
George Pugmire
CCC
WOW Plans State Convention Meet
The Woodmen of the World state convention is set for 10 a.m. Saturday in Buhl with a convention meeting and dinner at the American Legion hall. The evening program featuring class adoption ritualistic ceremonies and a drill team exhibition will be held in the Odd Fellows hall. All members are urged to attend.
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The
Woodmen of the World
Buhl
American Legion Hall
Odd Fellows Hall
Whitney settlement nears 3 million in divorce case
John Hay Whitney, noted sportsman and businessman, has settled nearly 3 million dollars with his estranged wife Mary Elizabeth Artemus of Philadelphia. Mrs. Whitney, now in Reno, plans to file for divorce in due course after ten years of marriage.
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New York
John Hay
Jack) Whitney
Mary Elizabeth Artemus
Philadelphia
Democrats Plan Banquet Tour to Kick Off 1940 Campaign
Boise April 11 Leaders of the Democratic party schedule banquets in Pocatello Grangeville Lewiston Shoshone Twin Falls to launch the 1940 campaign. Attendees include state officials Attorney General J W Taylor Secretary of State George Curtis and state treasurer Myrtle P Eaking with guest speakers Calvin W Rawlings Claude Draper and Young Democrats head Ross Haworth.
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Boise
Thomas Jefferson
Pocatello
Grangeville
Lewiston
Shoshone
Twin Falls
South Idaho
J. W. Taylor
Choshone
Myrtle P. Eaking
George Curtis
Ross Haworth
Calvin W. Rawlings
Salt Lake City
Utah
Claude Draper
Fire at Blackfoot Destroys Clothing Stock
Fire swept through the C. H. Gillis clothing store in Blackfoot Idaho destroying most of its stock but causing little structural damage. Fire Chief James Boyle speculated the blaze may have been caused by spontaneous combustion.
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Blackfoot
Idaho
C. H. Gillis Clothing
James Boyle
Downey Petition Aims to Eliminate Local School District
A Downey petition seeks to dissolve the Downey independent school district No. 53 citing no longer needed high school services. If approved, savings come from merging boards and reducing staff and vehicles, as much bonded debt has been paid off over about two decades.
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Downey
Lowe
Downey Independent School District
Damage Suit Seeks 25361 From Bodkin For Truck Crash
Joseph H. Brown 32 of 1542 North Harrison avenue files in district court against Samuel O. Bodkin 51 of Blackfoot seeking 25361 in damages after Bodkin allegedly rear ended Brown’s machine near Monroe and Fifth. Brown claims permanent injury and total destruction of the machine due to Bodkin’s negligence.
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Joseph H. Brown
North
Harrison Avenue
Samuel O. Bodkin
Blackfoot
Bodkin
Brown
Monroe and
Fifth Avenues
Box Score of War at Sea Summary
Box score lists sea warfare losses reported and acknowledged since Saturday night April 6. Sunk totals and ship counts are noted as ongoing tallying continues.
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Associated Press
Soviet Forces Threaten Balkan Sector
Reports from Belgrade and Bucharest describe leaflets urging Yugoslavs not to resist Germany as Soviet reinforcements move toward the Odessa region. Romanian authorities order 15 days of defense stockpiles and bar sunflower seed exports to Germany amid Balkan fears of German advance.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bucharest
Odessa
Black Sea
Russia
Bessarabia
Finland
Germany
Balkans
Europe
Americans to Leave North Europe for Return to U S
The state department authorized removal of Americans in Norway Sweden and Denmark via an overland route through Germany to Genoa for embarkation on American ships. Transit permission is being sought from Germany. 3,371 Americans are listed as eligible and may receive funded passage via promissory notes for those without funds.
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Washington
State Department
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
United States
Germany
Genoa
Italy
First Lady Denies Third Term Plans During Stop
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt says she knows nothing about a third term and is not a political figure. She comments on serious European developments and notes nations losing independence as events unfold while en route from Reno to Arkansas for a lecture tour.
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Ogden
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Reno
Nev
Arkansas
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Izvestia
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Coastal Command
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Stockholm
Oslofjord
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Reich
U.S
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Air Corps
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Miles
North Atlantic
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